Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study
Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Laaksovirta, Hannu, MD , Peuralinna, Terhi, MSc , Schymick, Jennifer C, PhD , Scholz, Sonja W, MD , Lai, Shaoi-Lin, MD , Myllykangas, Liisa, MD , Sulkava, Raimo, MD , Jansson, Lilja , Hernandez, Dena G, MSc , Gibbs, J Raphael, BS , Nalls, Michael A, PhD , Heckerman, David, MD , Tienari, Pentti J, MD and Traynor, Bryan J, Dr
Publisher
England: Elsevier Ltd
Journal title
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
England: Elsevier Ltd
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Summary Background The genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is not well understood. Finland is a well suited location for a genome-wide association study of ALS because the incidence of the disease is one of the highest in the world, and because the genetic homogeneity of the Finnish population enhances the ability to detect risk lo...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2965392
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2965392
Other Identifiers
ISSN
1474-4422
E-ISSN
1474-4465
DOI
10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70184-8
